:2019 Diamond Head Classic

{{Infobox college basketball tournament

| Type = Diamond Head Classic

| Gender = Men's

| Year = 2019

| Season = 2020

| Image =

| ImageSize =

| Caption =

| Teams = 8

| FinalFourArena = Stan Sheriff Center

| FinalFourCity = Honolulu, Hawaii

| Champions = Houston

| TitleCount = 1st

| RunnerUp = Washington

| GameCount = 1st

| Semifinal1 = Georgia Tech

| SemifinalCount = 1st

| Semifinal2 = Hawai'i

| SemifinalCount2 = 4th

| Coach = Kelvin Sampson

| CoachCount = 1st

| MOP = Fabian White Jr.

| MOPTeam = Houston

}}

The 2019 Diamond Head Classic was a mid-season eight-team college basketball tournament that was played on December 22, 23, and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was the eleventh annual Diamond Head Classic tournament, and was part of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Campus site games

Date	Time	colspan=2\|Away	colspan=2\|Home	Venue	Attendance	Source
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
December 13, 2019	10:00 p.m. EST	style="background:#006a3c"\|{{colored link\|white\|Evergreen State Geoducks men's basketball \|Evergreen State}}	55	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Portland Pilots\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team\|Portland}}	77	Chiles Center • Portland, OR	style="text-align:center"\|1,048	{{cite web \|title=Evergreen State vs. Portland - Game Summary - December 13, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401170077 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 24, 2019 \|language=en}}
December 18, 2019	7:00 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Ball State Cardinals\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team\|Ball State}}	65	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team\|Georgia Tech}}	47	McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, GA	style="text-align:center"\|4,203	{{cite web \|title=Ball State vs. Georgia Tech - Game Summary - December 18, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401168260 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 24, 2019 \|language=en}}
December 19, 2019	8:00 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|UTEP Miners\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|UTEP Miners\|2019–20 UTEP Miners men's basketball team\|UTEP}}	57	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Cougars\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Houston Cougars\|2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team\|Houston}}	77	Fertitta Center • Houston, TX	style="text-align:center"\|6,470	{{cite web \|title=UTEP vs. Houston - Game Summary - December 19, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401170830 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 24, 2019 \|language=en}}

Bracket

{{cite web |title=2019 Diamond Head Classic Bracket |url=https://espnevents.com/hawaiian-airlines-diamond-head-classic/bracket/?bracket_year=2019 |website=Diamond Head Classic |publisher=ESPNEvents}}

{{8TeamBracket-Consols

| seeds=no

|boldwinner=yes

| RD3=First Round
December 22

| RD3-team1=Houston | RD3-score1=81

| RD3-team2=Portland | RD3-score2=56

| RD3-team3=Georgia Tech | RD3-score3=74

| RD3-team4=Boise State | RD3-score4=60

| RD3-team5=Ball State | RD3-score5=64

| RD3-team6=Washington | RD3-score6=85

| RD3-team7=UTEP | RD3-score7=63

| RD3-team8=Hawai’i | RD3-score8=67

| RD4=Semifinals
December 23

| RD4-team1=Houston | RD4-score1=70

| RD4-team2=Georgia Tech | RD4-score2=59

| RD4-team3=Washington | RD4-score3=72

| RD4-team4=Hawaii | RD4-score4=61

| RD2=Consolation 2nd Round
December 23

| RD2-team1=Portland | RD2-score1=69

| RD2-team2=Boise State | RD2-score2=85

| RD2-team3=Ball State | RD2-score3=70

| RD2-team4=UTEP | RD2-score4=71

| RD5=Championship
December 25

| RD5-team1=Houston | RD5-score1=75

| RD5-team2=Washington | RD5-score2=71

| RD5b=3rd Place Game
December 25

| RD5b-team1=Georgia Tech | RD5b-score1=70

| RD5b-team2=Hawai’i | RD5b-score2=53

| RD1=5th Place Game
December 25

| RD1-team1=Boise State | RD1-score1=72

| RD1-team2=UTEP | RD1-score2=67

| RD1b=7th Place Game
December 25

| RD1b-team1=Portland | RD1b-score1=46

| RD1b-team2=Ball State | RD1b-score2=61

}}

Tournament games

=Quarterfinals=

Date	Time	colspan=4\|Matchup	TV	Source
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
December 22, 2019	3:00 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Cougars\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Houston Cougars\|2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team\|Houston}}	81	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Portland Pilots\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team\|Portland}}	56	ESPNU	{{cite web \|title=Houston vs. Portland - Game Summary - December 22, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401169466 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 24, 2019 \|language=en}}
December 22, 2019	5:00 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team\|Georgia Tech}}	74	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Boise State Broncos\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Boise State Broncos\|2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team\|Boise State}}	60	ESPNU	{{cite web \|title=Georgia Tech vs. Boise State - Game Summary - December 22, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401168275 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 24, 2019 \|language=en}}
December 22, 2019	9:30 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Ball State Cardinals\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team\|Ball State}}	64	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Washington Huskies\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Washington Huskies\|2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team\|Washington}}	85	ESPN2	{{cite web \|title=Ball State vs. Washington - Game Summary - December 22, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401170075 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 24, 2019 \|language=en}}
December 22, 2019	11:30 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|UTEP Miners\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|UTEP Miners\|2019–20 UTEP Miners men's basketball team\|UTEP}}	63	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team\|Hawai'i}}	67	ESPN2	{{cite web \|title=UTEP vs. Hawai'i - Game Summary - December 22, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401170076 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 24, 2019 \|language=en}}

=5th–8th place playoffs=

Date	Time	colspan=4\|Matchup	TV	Source
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
December 23, 2019	4:30 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Portland Pilots\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team\|Portland}}	69	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Boise State Broncos\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Boise State Broncos\|2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team\|Boise State}}	85	ESPNU	{{cite web \|title=Portland vs. Boise State - Game Summary - December 23, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401182616 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 25, 2019 \|language=en}}
December 24, 2019	1:30 a.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Ball State Cardinals\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team\|Ball State}}	70	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|UTEP Miners\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|UTEP Miners\|2019–20 UTEP Miners men's basketball team\|UTEP}}	71	ESPNU	{{cite web \|title=Ball State vs. UTEP - Game Summary - December 24, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401182619 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 25, 2019 \|language=en}}

=7th place game=

Date	Time	colspan=4\|Matchup	TV	Source
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
December 25, 2019	1:30 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Portland Pilots\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team\|Portland}}	46	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Ball State Cardinals\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team\|Ball State}}	61	ESPNU	{{cite web \|title=Portland vs. Ball State - Game Summary - December 25, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401182620 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 25, 2019 \|language=en}}

=5th place game=

Date	Time	colspan=4\|Matchup	TV	Source
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
December 25, 2019	3:30 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Boise State Broncos\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Boise State Broncos\|2019–20 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team\|Boise State}}	72	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|UTEP Miners\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|UTEP Miners\|2019–20 UTEP Miners men's basketball team\|UTEP}}	67	ESPNU	{{cite web \|title=Boise State vs. UTEP - Game Summary - December 25, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401182621 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 25, 2019 \|language=en}}

=Semifinals=

Date	Time	colspan=4\|Matchup	TV	Source
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
December 23, 2019	7:00 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Cougars\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Houston Cougars\|2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team\|Houston}}	70	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team\|Georgia Tech}}	59	ESPN2	{{cite web \|title=Houston vs. Georgia Tech - Game Summary - December 23, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401182617 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 25, 2019 \|language=en}}
December 23, 2019	11:00 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Washington Huskies\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Washington Huskies\|2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team\|Washington}}	72	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team\|Hawai'i}}	61	ESPN2	{{cite web \|title=Washington vs. Hawai'i - Game Summary - December 23, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401182618 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 25, 2019 \|language=en}}

=3rd place game=

Date	Time	colspan=4\|Matchup	TV	Source
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
December 25, 2019	6:30 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team\|Georgia Tech}}	70	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors\|border=0}}\|{{colored link\|white\|2019–20 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team\|Hawai'i}}	53	ESPNU	{{cite web \|title=Georgia Tech vs. Hawai'i - Game Summary - December 25, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401182622 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 25, 2019 \|language=en}}

=Championship=

Date	Time	colspan=4\|Matchup	TV	Source
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
December 25, 2019	8:30 p.m. EST	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Cougars\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Houston Cougars\|2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team\|Houston}}	75	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Washington Huskies\|border=0}}\|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink\|Washington Huskies\|2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team\|Washington}}	71	ESPN2	{{cite web \|title=Houston vs. Washington - Game Summary - December 25, 2019 - ESPN \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401182623 \|website=ESPN.com \|accessdate=December 25, 2019 \|language=en}}

References

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